Table 1 Total length (cm) and weight (g) values of M. mastacembelus population inhabiting Keban Dam Lake.

From: Some biological properties of spiny eel (Mastacembelus mastacembelus, Banks & Solander, 1794) living in the Upper Euphrates River Basin, Turkey

Age groups

\(\overline{x}\) ± S.h. (min–max)

T test for lengths

T test for weights

Male

Female

N

Total length

Weight

N

Total length

Weight

I

4

17.60 ± 1.60 (14.20–20.80)

15.80 ± 1.77 (13.20–21.00)

2

15.90 ± 0.30 (15.60–16.20)

13.60 ± 0.40 (13.20–14.00)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

II

8

25.58 ± 1.17 (24.00–30.20)

44.72 ± 2.61 (41.00–55.00)

12

25.76 ± 1.36 (19.20–29.70)

46.69 ± 6.48 (25.00–70.10)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

III

11

36.39 ± 2.01 (27.20–45.70)

114.09 ± 15.80 (58.00–192.40)

16

32.57 ± 0.70 (27.00–38.40)

86.90 ± 6.90 (51.80–162.80)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

IV

18

39.58 ± 1.48 (28.70–50.10)

151.19 ± 16.47 (58.00–301.90)

24

37.09 ± 1.53 (29.10–49.60)

127.84 ± 16.56 (50.40–295.50)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

V

22

46.75 ± 1.17 (41.20–59.60)

251.10 ± 24.42 (150.00–576.30)

22

45.23 ± 1.81 (31.20–58.40)

241.51 ± 31.57 (64.00–593.00)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

VI

25

55.38 ± 1.09 (47.10–65.40)

342.94 ± 19.54 (228.00–584.00)

24

50.97 ± 2.25 (36.70–64.60)

311.28 ± 32.97 (94.00–534.00)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

VII

27

60.83 ± 0.63 (57.10–69.10)

438.79 ± 13.80 (344.50–594.90)

31

56.14 ± 1.70 (41.80–64.70)

415.55 ± 32.29 (130.70–608.00)

p < 0.05

p > 0.05

VIII

19

65.41 ± 0.57 (62.40–70.00)

541.04 ± 17.41 (442.00–673.80)

14

62.11 ± 1.53 (48.10–66.70)

536.51 ± 37.23 (190.30–632.00)

p < 0.05

p > 0.05

IX

12

68.78 ± 0.58 (66.50–73.10)

637.83 ± 25.39 (502.00–787.40)

9

64.28 ± 1.69 (53.80–68.40)

583.16 ± 23.90 (484.00–671.51)

p < 0.05

p > 0.05

X

11

69.72 ± 0.24 (68.10–71.10)

671.22 ± 25.07 (554.00–826.00)

5

66.14 ± 1.40 (63.00–70.20)

612.09 ± 48.28 (485.00–760.00)

p < 0.05

p > 0.05

XI

6

72.08 ± 0.49 (69.90–73.00)

641.03 ± 33.71 (553.10–774.00)

4

69.35 ± 1.81 (64.00–72.00)

732.30 ± 88.91 (488.20–886.00)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

XII

6

73.55 ± 0.68 (72.20–76.00)

815.33 ± 50.76 (670.70–982.90)

3

72.33 ± 0.64 (71.30–73.50)

772.40 ± 8.43 (758.00–787.20)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

XIII

4

75.48 ± 1.37 (72.10–78.20)

786.10 ± 94.53 (600.00–980.00)

2

74.15 ± 1.25 (72.90–75.40)

847.00 ± 39.00 (808.00–886.00)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

XIV

3

76.87 ± 2.07 (72.90–79.90)

782.80 ± 97.95 (589.30–906.00)

2

77.05 ± 0.25 (76.80–77.30)

984.57 ± 25.73 (958.84–1010.30)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

XV

2

80.90 ± 0.90 (80.00–81.80)

980.60 ± 150.50 (830.10–1131.10)

–

–

–

–

–

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